When Fate Steps In

Chapter 86 Are you, my new Mommy?

Chapter 86 Are you, my new Mommy?

Rory woke to a quiet house. Em is practicing tap dancing on her bladder. As she was headed to the bathroom, she heard Logan on the phone in the office. Logan was raising his voice. She decided on her way back from the bathroom she would stop by the office to see what is bothering him.

Rory knocked on the door frame causing Logan to look up. He smiled at Rory. "Okay, I guess I don't have a choice. Tell him that I will look at my schedule and get back to him. Yes, Bobbi. I know. Bye," Logan hung up the phone. "Bobbi with the long legs?" Rory asked. "Yes, Bobbi with the long legs," Logan said. Before Rory could ask what the call was about, Logan asked "When are your dad and Lana expected?" Rory looked at her watch, "Anytime now." Right on time, the gate buzzer went off. "That must be them," Logan said as he opened the gate with his computer. "I forgot to tell him we changed the gate code," Rory said as she headed to the door.

Rory opened the door before he had a chance to ring the bell. "Didn't want you to get lost in a Deja Vu and forget to ring the bell." Christopher laughed. "How many times have you stood outside this door not wanting to ring the doorbell." Christopher and Rory laughed. Lana just giggled. This must be an inside joke, she thought. "Come in, the boys are upstairs playing. I'll go get them" Rory said as she turned around to head up the stairs. Dad, you know your way around. Just have a seat in the living room." "Rory," Christopher said, stopping her in her tracks. "We would like to talk with you and Logan first before we visit with the boys." "Okay, Let me go see what is keeping Logan." Rory walked down the hall toward the office only to meet Logan coming out of the office. "Dad and Lana want to talk to us before they visit with the boys," Rory told Logan. "Okay, I was just using the bathroom before greeting our guest," Logan said.

Logan offered Christopher and Lana a drink. Both requested water. Logan went to the kitchen to get 4 bottles of water. Christopher and Lana were sitting on the sofa and Rory was sitting on the loveseat. Rory and Lana were chit-chatting about the baby and the upcoming shower when Logan returned with 4 bottles of water and joined her on the loveseat. Rory was shyly or slyly trying to get a look at Lana's ring finger. She could not see. Logan handed Rory a bottle of water and held her hand, shaking his head. "If you have something you would like to discuss with us before the boys come down, now is the time. When they realize we have company and that it is their Grampa, they will be down there in a flash" Rory said. Logan squeezed her hand. He knew what she was doing. She was trying to see Lana's hand and reminding both of them that Christopher is a Grampa.

"Well," Christopher started, "I asked Lana to marry me and she said yes." "Oh, wow Dad, Lana congratulations' ' Rory stood to hug Christopher and Lana's neck, while Logan stood to shake his father-in-law's hand. "Congratulations Christopher. You got her to say yes the first time." Logan said laughing. He and Christopher were enjoying Logan's joke until Christopher looked up to see Rory's eyes had tears in them. "Wow, Rory, Logan was just making a joke," Christopher said. "Ace, baby, we have talked about this. We are where we are supposed to be. If we had gotten married when I asked after graduation, you would not have Chris and Will, and I would not be the man I am now." Logan said as he put his arm around Rory and she bared her head in his chest.

Logan and Rory sat down. She dried her eye with the tissue on the end table. "I'm sorry. I am happy for you. These hormones are going to be the death of me." Rory said. "Oh, honey, It's okay," Lana said. Rory was still sniffling, "Have you set a date?" "Yes," Lana said. "May 21, at the County Club. I talked to Doug, He said that the Rose Room was not booked. I was hoping to have it outside on the patio and the reception in the Rose Room." "Oh, that will be lovely," Rory said. "We have also already reserved the Rose Room for our engagement party. My aunt and uncle are hosting." Rory stood up. Let me go get my calendar. She left the room to go to the office. Logan looked at Christopher. "She is really happy for you, it's just all the stress from Billy's wreck, Melissa and now my mom is showing her ignorance." "That's fine Logan." Rory returned with a calendar. "Just tell me what you need me to do." Rory said "The engagement party will be April the 15th. That is the only available date." Lana said. Logan looked at her with raised eyebrows. "Rory, we would love for you to help, but I don't want to put any more stress on you," Christopher said. Rory smiled, but you could see the disappointment in her eyes. "I'll tell you what," Lana said. "I will send you an agenda. You will be able to see who I am meeting and what shops I am looking at, and you can decide on that day if you feel up to being involved." Lana said. "Ace, I think that is a great idea." "Rory, we do want the boys to be the ring bearer if that is okay?" Christopher asked. "I was planning on asking you to be a bridesmaid, but I didn't think you would want to be standing up there in front of everyone when you are so far along in your pregnancy," Lana said. Rory nodded her head. "Oh, no, that is not a problem. The boys will be thrilled." Rory said. "The agenda I send you will also have the place and the time that Christopher and his groomsmen will be fitted for their tuxes," Lana said. "I'll pick the boys up and take them with me when we go," Christopher said. "Just let us know when and where and I will have the boys there," Logan said.